IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has condemned the fatal attack on cargo ship TIHAMAH off Al Mokha, Yemen, after several seafarers were confirmed dead.
A pirate action group remains aboard an unnamed chemical/oil tanker hijacked off Yemen. The vessel was reported near Bereeda as authorities monitored its movement towards Somali waters.
Armed assailants boarded the chemical tanker Asana in the Gulf of Aden. Initial assessments pointed to suspected Somali piracy as naval forces worked to clarify the crew’s status.
The IMO opened its 137th Council session in London with maritime security, Strait of Hormuz risks and renewed piracy concerns in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden high on the agenda.
Pirates boarded an unnamed tanker in the Gulf of Aden on 1 July and later pursued a second merchant ship, according to maritime security reports.
A container ship was fired upon and faced an attempted boarding south of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations.
A tanker hijacking off Yemen signals renewed Somali piracy risks in the Gulf of Aden, where maritime security agencies have raised the threat level to severe.
Salvage and firefighting teams continue efforts to recover the Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker Falcon after an onboard explosion in the Gulf of Aden left the vessel burning and adrift.
Authorities continue to investigate the October 18 explosion on the LPG tanker Falcon off Yemen, with officials and the Houthis dismissing speculation of an attack.
